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1. Human Rights Watch: Gujarat riots 'orchestrated'.
2. What if Godhra was Los Angeles?
3. Condemn atrocities on Kashmiri Pandits.
4. CNN: Vajpayee reveals his true colors.
5. Muslims have to make cogent efforts to improve their lot.
6. Cakes with gods' images shock Hindus in UK.
7. Petition: disparate adoption laws in India.
8. Bio-attack 'could kill a million'.
9. Melissa computer virus creator jailed.
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1. The most criticizing report on Gujarat came form US based Humans Rights
Watch (HRW claims to be independent unbiased organization). Indian Express:
‘MEA’s website has 55-frame slide show on Gujarat, not one mentions a single
Muslim death’. There are many other indicators and reports that lead to only
one conclusion, the Killings must stop and state govt must take strong
actions to bring the guilty to books. This process should start form Godhara
and end at the carnage after till the last violence incident.
MEA is a window for official information on India and should not indulge in
hiding any information form the world. Credibility of any organization can be
known form what they hide rather than what they reveal. MEA must update their
site for provide information on 800+ Muslims killed (if they have not so far)
Maybe the M in MEA can’t include Muslim
On the other hand the HRW that highlighted Govt. involvement in Muslim
killings in 75 page report did not have too many lines for Godhra carnage.
What a blatant bias by this ‘so called’ Human Rights group.
CWC strongly supports the view ‘Indian first, hindu, muslim, christian, sikh
later’ expressed by Humayun Thaj hthaj@yahoo.com in response to our last
newsletter.
‘The nation and world condemn terrorism in kashmir. So should all patriotic
people condemn Gujarat and Godra too. A human life whether hindu or muslim,
Indian or American, is precious. Any civilized person could protest on what
happened in Gujarat or Godra. It is a sin against humanity, against
civilization. And more it is a huge crime against our motherland, India. The
extremeists who go in the name of hindutva are as dangerous and anti-national
as the terrorists in kashmir. We should be rid of both for the country to
develop economically and politically and for its citizens to leave peacefully
and happily. Indian first, hindu, muslim, christian, sikh later.’
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2. What if Godhra was Los Angeles?
Ever wondered how a law-abiding civilized society would respond to Godhra?
Last week President Bush visited Los Angeles to mark the 10th anniversary of
the worst civil riots in US. Riots were touched off after four LA police
officers accused of beating black motorist were acquitted by an all-white
jury. The result: 54 Killed, 2300+ injured, 13,000+ arrested, 1 billion
damage in three days.
A simple acquittal of 4 police officers caused havoc in a law-abiding
civilized society like America that killed 54 innocents. What could have
happened if 58 innocents including women and children had been charred to
death using all kinds of weapons?
Hate crime
awareness series
http://www.angelfire.com/rant/tkd/
Los Angeles remembers 1992 riots
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_1958000/1958496.stm
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3. ‘Condemn atrocities on Kashmiri Pandits’
Here is a message for all PSEUDO-SECULARS of India and the BIASED world
outside over their double standards. ‘While endorsing the demand the removal
of Narendra Modi, Pandit said those opposing Gujarat chief minister should
insist on the removal of Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah.’
But our PSEUDO-Secular tribe won’t do it. Is it because the Hindu minority in
Kashmir did not kill 58 innocents???
‘It is high time secularists adopted an even-handed approach towards violence
against any community. Double standards actually help the fundamentalists on
either side of the communal divide’
Condemn atrocities on Kashmiri Pandits
http://www1.timesofindia.com/articleshow.asp?art_id=8695667
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4. Vajpayee reveals his true colors.
Here goes CNN on secularism in India.
CNN says: ‘Muslims' confidence in Indian secularism has been shaken again.
Until the majority of Hindus make it absolutely clear that they are
determined to live up to the Indian tradition of equal respect for all
religions, there will be no antidote to the communal poison being spread by
some leaders of both communities.’
The responsibility of “equal respect for all religions” is both way process,
not one way responsibility. Every society has a collective responsibility and
it can not be one sided (that is how it is in India). CNN forgot to mention:
Was Godhra an example of Muslim’s ‘Indian tradition of equal respect for all
religions’? If equality should be adopted by the law, then it would be the
Muslims that would oppose such law. It should be law and not the principles
of PSEUDO-Secularism.
Let us have a look at CNN’s selective reporting. CNN was the only leading
agency that did not report following statements by Mr.Moussaoui, the alleged
"20th hijacker" accused of conspiracy in the Sept. 11 terror attacks. He told
the courtroom "I pray to Allah" for "the destruction of the United States of
America," for "the destruction of the Jewish people and state" and for the
victory of Muslims fighting in Chechnya, India and elsewhere.
Why did CNN find the need to NOT report these statements indicating the
Global reach of terrorism by the alleged 20th terrorist? (When all other
leading agencies reported these statements exactly as they were said in
quotes.)
CNN on secularism in India
http://asia.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/south/04/18/india.vajpayee/index.html
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5. Muslims have to make cogent efforts to improve their lot.
When Chairman of Minority Commission in India, Mohammed Shamin, was asked How
would you describe the state of minorities in India under this government?
His response was:
‘(laughs ) as far as the progress of a particular community is concerned, it
cannot come from outside. Something has to be done by the community itself.
We have to improve the standard of education, we have to improve what a
particular [minority] community lacks. There is a dearth of leadership among
Muslims. Muslims -- economically, socially, educationally -- have not come
out as equals with their other brothers in the country. They are lagging far
behind. The Muslims have to realise that since they are lagging behind their
other brothers, they have to make cogent efforts to improve their lot. This
realisation has to come. The Muslims should march at a galloping pace to
catch up with their brothers. They must enjoy the blessings of education.
Only then will they see the light.’
Muslims have to make cogent efforts to improve their lot
http://www.rediff.com/news/2002/apr/20inter.htm
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6. Cakes with gods' images shock Hindus in UK
A store in Oxford Street, London is selling luxury cakes with the pictures of
Hindu Gods and Goddesses. The name of the store is Selfridges and the
Bollywood related show was inaugurated by Amitabh Bachhan, Jaya Bachhan,
Dimple Kapadia and Madhuri Dixit. Thanks to all those who informed us about
this issue and link.
The
Rediff report
http://www.rediff.com/us/2002/may/03uk.htm
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7. Petition: disparate adoption laws in India
Current adoption laws in India entitles the Hindu adopting parents complete
parental rights of the child; however non-Hindu adopting parents only the
guardianship rights instead of complete parental rights. In short the laws
favor Hindus more than non Hindus. Ruby Nakka (the petitioner) says “my wife
and I adopted a baby girl, thanks to the laws in the US which are in favor of
the adopting parents having equal rights to biological parents. After
experiencing the joy of being parents, my wife and I feel that every adopting
couple should have the same experience or better”. CWC requests Indians to
support this petition to help change the disparate laws.
The
petition
http://66.13.49.139:8081/adoption/petition.jsp
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8. Bio-attack 'could kill a million'
Report suggests that a nuclear device exploded in a major US city would kill
100,000 people - but that a million could die if large areas were exposed to
lethal bacteria and viruses.
BBC report
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_1958000/1958217.stm
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9. Melissa computer virus creator jailed in US
The creator of a computer virus which caused millions of dollars of damage by
disrupting networks all over the world has been jailed for 20 months by a
United States court.
BBC Report
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_1963000/1963371.stm
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